User:Alexguev

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About Me

I am a sophomore at Duke University, currently in the process of transferring from Trinity into Pratt as a BME major. I hail from Millburn, NJ, and lament the lack of good bagels and Italian food in Durham (although BBQ makes up the difference). I have been a die-hard Duke basketball fan from an early age.

Name Pronunciation

I pronounce my name "Alex Guevara" as AH-lecks Guh-VAR-uh, with the "VAR" portion rhyming with "far" rather than "air." Che Guevara's page might have some more comprehensive info on that.

Interests

I enjoy running (when I'm in shape that is) and playing soccer. I am also into trying new restaurants, especially if dessert is involved.

Grand Challenges for Engineering Article

This is a pretty awesome BandAid: Smart Bandage Signals Infection by Turning Fluorescent, Mike Orcutt, MIT Technology Review, updated December 4 2015, accessed February 1 2016 (Advancing Health Informatics)

Favorite MATLAB Demo

My favorite MATLAB demonstration was "Viewing a Penny," because I liked the different steps used to evolve the representation of the penny. I thought it especially clever to plot brightness as a function of the LaPlacian of the height (I remember learning about this technique once).